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this was a fun day.had 5 swarms ,the first swarm was at my bee yard at the hunting camp.i let this hive swarm and did a video of it swarming.i got 16 queen cells to make up some nucs.the second was in a subdivision where i got 2 other swarms in the same tree.the third was in my orange tree and it was big.this is the one i got 6 queens from.while looking for the queens the fourth swarm came in and landed in the box with the other swarm.it was mass confusion but ended up with 8.2 lbs of bees that i put in 2 deeps.the fifth was on my back porch in some boxes that i hadn't cleaned yet from wax moth cocoons and they just moved right on in.hope yall enjoy the video ........schawee 5swarms in a day

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george,i love watching them march in the box but seeing them fill the sky is an awesome site. tefer2,the bees that i put in the 2 deeps were the swarm in the orange tree and the swarm that landed in the box with the orange tree swarm. scott the camera is always close by.did u ever have a swarm land in the box with another swarm in it. .......schawee

don,three of the queens that got balled ended up dying.the other three are doing fine.joe,the old queen and four virgin queens came from the same hive .the other queen was from the swarm that landed in the box .thats what i think happened.buzzbee glade you were at buds to see all the swarms.i never dreamed of having a swarm day like at buds. dave and snmyork ,glade yall liked it. ........schawee

Great video Schawee. Thanks for sharing. Makes me eager for swarm season here in Oregon. @JP, Be sure you get some time sharing your red umbrella with Schawee, it would go good with the milkshake after a rough day doing a removal. :shock: Love watching the bickering beekeepers.

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